Functional Data Analysis: Statistics on Curves

In the field of statistics, functional data analysis is revolutionizing the way information measured over time or across a continuum is processed. Unlike traditional approaches centered on point data or vectors, this discipline studies data in the form of complete curves, thereby modeling dynamic and complex phenomena. Data visualization, combined with nonparametric methods and curve-smoothing … Read more

Correspondence analysis: geometric multivariate statistics

Correspondence analysis is an essential method in the field of multivariate statistics, relying on a geometric approach to explore and visually represent relationships between categorical variables. As of 2025, this technique is now widely employed to decipher the underlying structure of complex and multidimensional data across various sectors such as sociology, marketing, and biology. The … Read more